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Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness

Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness from directly overhead

Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,951 m. Dutton Hill stands 2,330 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Round Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road passes 5.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Forest Service
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.96555, -111.85846

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Round Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mesa: 1.8 mi
  • Secret Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Maroon Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Lost Mountain: 2.5 mi
Springs
  • Buzzard Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Barney Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Bunker Hill Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Maple Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Lockwood Spring: 5.6 mi
Parks: 60
  • Greyback Park: 7.4 mi
  • Posse Grounds Park: 7.7 mi
  • Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 7.8 mi
  • Sedona Military Service Park: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 28
Attractions: 23
  • Edge of the world: 2.0 mi
  • Cave: 2.3 mi
  • Barney Pasture: 2.8 mi
  • Barney Pasture Burn: 3.0 mi
  • Boynton Canyon Vortex: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 22
Museums: 20
  • Sedona Heritage Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Fort Tuthill Military History Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Gems & Minerals Building: 15.3 mi
  • Mess Hall: 15.3 mi
  • Model Railroad Building: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Gardens: 10
  • Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Rotary Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 15.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Community Garden: 17.7 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • 9/11 Memorial: 10.3 mi
  • Hatalacva Pueblo: 16.5 mi
  • Bridgeport Pueblo: 18.2 mi
  • Sugarloaf Ruin: 18.8 mi
  • Memorial wall: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • Parks Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 20.7 mi
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 15.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dutton HillN 10°2,330 m10.7 mi
Turkey ButteNNW 331°2,245 m5.3 mi
Red HillNNW 338°2,222 m7.5 mi
Hog HillNNW 328°2,209 m6.7 mi
Smith ButteENE 68°2,208 m10.1 mi
East Pocket KnobE 82°2,190 m5.1 mi
Wilson MountainESE 118°2,164 m6.9 mi
Ritter MountainENE 71°2,155 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1519:0819:45
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3216:4117:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424449556271757469594941

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Creek Canyon, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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